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A masterly new translation of one of the first great modernist novels In the only novel by one of the German language's greatest poets, a young man named Malte Laurids Brigge lives in a cheap room in Paris while his belongings rot in storage. Every person he sees seems to carry... Read Full Overview

A masterly new translation of one of the first great modernist novels

First published in 1910, Rilke's "Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge" is one the first great modernist novels, the account of poet-aspirant Brigge in his exploration of poetic individuality and his reflections on the experience of time as death approaches. This new translation... Read Full Overview

'An indescribable, aching, futile longing for myself'

A groundbreaking masterpiece of early European modernism originally published in 1910, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge unspools the vivid reflections of the titular young Danish nobleman and poet. From his Paris garret, Brigge records his encounters with the city and... Read Full Overview

A groundbreaking masterpiece of early European modernism originally published in 1910, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge unspools the vivid reflections of the titular young Danish nobleman and poet. From his Paris garret, Brigge records his encounters with the city and... Read Full Overview

First published in 1910, Rilke's Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is one the first great modernist novels, the account of poet-aspirant Brigge in his exploration of poetic individuality and his reflections on the experience of time as death approaches.

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Rainer Maria Rilke (tambi n Rainer Maria von Rilke) (4 de diciembre de 1875, en Praga, Bohemia, Rep blica Checa (en aquellos tiempos Imperio austroh ngaro) - 29 de diciembre de 1926, en Val-Mont, Suiza) es considerado uno de los poetas m s importantes en alem n y de la literatura... Read Full Overview

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is Rilke's major prose work and was one of the earliest publications to introduce him to American readers. The very wide audience which Rilke's work commands today will welcome the reissue in paperback of this extremely perceptive translation... Read Full Overview

The Notebook of Malte Laurids Brigge is semi-autobiographical and is written in an expressionistic style, dealing with themes of alienation, unfamiliarity, death by illness, longing, childhood memories and the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It was conceptualized... Read Full Overview

Based on Rilke's own experience, this is the story of an impoverished Danish poet and nobleman leading a solitary existence in Paris at the turn of the century. Fascinated by squalor, he observes the misfits and out-casts of society--victims of fate like himself.